London · Indian food
London's best Indian food, road-tested.
My food adventures across London's Indian scene: desi pubs, dosa houses, an Indian-Kenyan grill and Michelin dining rooms. Where I've been, what's booked, and what's next on my list.
Every place I've eaten at, booked or am keen to try. Filter by status, jump to an area, or tap a pin.
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Avi Shashidhara's new Indian pub opened in autumn 2026 in the Grade II listed Queen Adelaide. The food draws on Kerala toddy shops, Bangalore bars and Lucknow's kebab joints, and the bar pours Mahua, an Indian spirit you rarely see.
Dated visits, newest first.
Shepherd's Bush · next up
Back for more roti
Mayfair · Michelin-starred Punjabi
King's Cross · South Indian curry house
Queensbury · back again, and as good as ever
Mayfair · two Michelin stars
Queensbury · Indian-Kenyan grill
Islington · where my desi pub run began
Also been, date not recorded: The Great Indian, The Tamil Crown and Saravanaa Bhavan.
Booked first, then where I've been, then what's on the radar. Opening hours and menus change, so check the restaurant's own site before you go.
Indian pub and dining room
Avi Shashidhara (River Café, Pahli Hill, Great British Menu) has taken over the old Queen Adelaide. Charcoal grill, tandoor, 18 draught lines.
South Indian curry house
The Tamil Prince team's fast, casual curry house by the station. Time Out gave it five stars. Been twice.
Michelin-starred Punjabi
The UK's first Punjabi restaurant to hold a Michelin star, from the team behind Gymkhana. It takes its cues from the party mansions of undivided Punjab.
Indian and Kenyan bar and grill
Family-run since 1991 and themed on a community members' club in Kenya: Indian spices, Kenyan grill techniques.
Two-Michelin-star Indian
London's only two-Michelin-star Indian restaurant, according to the Michelin Guide. Inspired by India's old gymkhana clubs.
South Indian desi pub
Where the Tamil Prince team started. Prince Durairaj (ex-Roti King) turned the old Cuckoo pub into a South Indian boozer in 2022.
Indian gastropub
The old Prince Alfred pub, now with an Indian kitchen run by Chef Jolly of MasterChef India. Jay Rayner is a fan.
Tamil Nadu pub
The Tamil Prince team's second pub, tucked behind Angel. Low lights, a loud room, draught beer and big spice.
South Indian vegetarian
The big-name dosa house: dosas, uthappams, idli and thalis, open all day.
Regional Indian fine dining
Romy Gill MBE's first permanent kitchen in six years, opened 17 September 2026 in a moody, gothic hotel dining room. The special-occasion pick.
Real-ale pub, Booma Kitchen
An independent free house with rotating cask ales and Indian food from Booma Kitchen, Monday to Saturday.
Indian-Irish small plates
Indian-Irish cooking and poitín cocktails in an old bookies. Time Out gave it five stars.
Indian sports bar
Curry with the match on. Running since 2000, with spices ground in the kitchen just before they're used.
Indian tapas
Small sharing plates, not a main each. Order three or four per person and the whole table gets to try everything.
Tamil and Chettinad
Opened in 2024 for Chettinad cooking: dosa, parotta, biryani and thalis, with meat dishes too.
South Indian vegetarian
All-vegetarian Chennai cooking with live dosa stations, and a 4 ft jumbo dosa if you want to show off.
In short, the Tamil Prince is just plain great.
The Tamil Prince's King's Cross curry house is their most polished and pleasing yet
Overall, Gill's return to restaurant kitchens has been worth the wait.
A thoroughly delightful food pub
The lamb chops were fantastic; blackened and crusty on the outside, and melt-in-your-mouth tender in the middle
Like every dish at the fantastic Shankeys, it's a beautiful, colourful mess, served on floral crockery straight off Grandma's dresser.
I'll send a short note when there's a new place worth the trip. No spam, just good food.